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Period: to
Industrial Revolution
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Period: to
Industrial Revolution
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Seed Drill - Jethro Tull
The seed drill allowed farmers to sow seeds in well-spaced rows at specific depths, which helped the seeds take root. -
Flying Shuttle - John Kay
A boat-shaped piece of wood to which yarn was attached, doubled the work a weaver could do in a day. -
Spinning Jenny - James Hargreaves
Allowed one spinner to work eight threads at a time. -
Water Frame - Richard Arkwright
This machine used the water-power from rapid strams to drive spinning wheels. -
Spinning Mule - Samuel Crompton
Combined the features of the spinning jenny and the water frame, it made thread thatwas stronger, finer, and more consisten than earlier spinning machines. -
Power Lume - Edmund Cartwright
This machine was run by water and was able to speed up the rate of weaving -
Cotton Gin - Eli Whitney
This machine removed seeds from raw cotton which skyrocketed the amount of cotton that could be cleaned. -
Macadam Roads - John McAdam
McAdam equppied raodbeds with a layer of large stones for drainage, then placed a smooth layer of crushed rock on top of that which allowed heavy wagons to travel in rainy weather. -
Railroad - Richard Trevithick
Trevithick hauled ten tons of iron over nearly ten miles of track in a steam-driven locomotive. -
Steamboat - Robert Fulton
The first steam powered boat, was able to carry a large amount of poeple across water.
